I hate the thought. I hated Geely buying Volvo. The Chinese businesses are like locusts, devouring everything in their path and leaving nothing.

Yep, and layoffs and more pissed off people who talk about the good old days when there were jobs aplenty in the car factories.

When I was born, there were 8 or 9 US mainstream auto makers, Now we’re down to two, with one captive that really has one successful line. I see no visionaries in the current leaders. S A D

There’s always somebody waiting in the wings...

1st Gear - How did imported cars and foreign brands become popular here?

Friend: Oooooh a 1980 brown wagon with stick shift! Under $8k!

You are incredibly fortunate. Business students would confess to me on the first day of class that they had “number phobia.” Business Students!

That’s not Tennessee, despite how the locals behave.

I like your guess!

100% No Dice at 8:15!

Driving through a puddle with drum brakes and losing the ability to stop - scary AF.

You sound like you’re the seller here!

There are more than a few red flags here, as noted the previous damage to the front end, the lack of a VIN and:

ND at any price!

The wheels, water bottle, wording in the copy all point to

Freakin rattle cans those wheels and it’s better!

... backed up by a six-speed automatic with knob control. - Yeah and the knob is sitting in the driver’s seat!!!

Yep, that appeals to some people. It’s still priced a lot higher than the low-end offerings available in ICEs.

Here’s why I think it’s regional, like Honda said: I live in New Jersey, the most densely populated state in the country. There are plenty of motivations for people to drive EVs. Last year (2021) approximately 30,000 EVs were registered, out of about 2,800,000 cars. That’s 1%. One Percent in an area with charging…

I see this as a multi faceted issue. There are regional aspects as generational ones.